Kindle Oasis (from £229.99)

The Rolls-Royce of Kindles, Amazon’s new Oasis has a massive 7in, 300dpi touchscreen, plus it has Bluetooth and is compatible with Audible, so you can fill its internal memory with audiobooks and switch to listening with some wireless headphones if your eyes get tired. It’s also completely waterproof, so no matter how many tears you shed at the end of your latest read, your Kindle’s pages will keep on turning.

Out of Print Banned Books Heat Reactive Mug (£12)

Not even Dan Brown’s books get banned these days but there was a time when it didn’t take much at all to have a tome taken off the shelves for one reason or another. This heat reactive mug has the names of a whole shelf’s worth of banned books redacted, but reveals them in all their glory as soon as you pour in a piping hot brew.

PageKeeper (£3.99)

Never lose your place again with this nifty bookmark that automatically keeps track of your place. Just attach it to the back cover of your book and the spring-loaded marker will always rest on the most recent page as you turn them. Genius.

Romeo & Julienne Chopping Board (£9.99)

“Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou onions, we need them for the spag bol,” is something Juliet never said, mainly because ‘wherefore’ means why and nobody would ever question using onions in a bolognese. This puntastic chopping board is perfect for anyone who loves reciting Shakespearean soliloquies while they slice up the veg for dinner.

Building Brick Bookends (£30.95)

Add some blocky brilliance to your bookshelf with these build-on bookends. Compatible with all kinds of construction toys – we can think of one, in particular – you can attach just about anything you want to your new spine-supporters.

Whether you theme your creations to the plots of the page-turners they’re hugging, or just go brick-for-leather and put together a tight-to-the-tome masterpiece of Scooby Doo meets Stormtrooper, the fun doesn’t have to finish when the book does.

Kobo Aura H2O (£149.99)

"Yes, but can you read it in the bath?" retorts your book-reading friend as they point accusingly in the direction of your e-reader. Wipe the smug grin off their face with this waterproof Kobo, which will survive a dunking much better than any paperback. And it won't go all weird and puffy afterwards, either.